Isley Woodhouse
{{Short description|Planned community in Leicestershire, England}}
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Isley Woodhouse is a planned community in Leicestershire, England, in Isley cum Langley parish, close to East Midlands Airport.
History
In 2022, North West Leicestershire District Council put forward plans for a new settlement with around 4,700 homes and a primary school, on land to the south-west of East Midlands Airport.{{Cite news |last=Richardson |first=Hannah |last2=Lodge |first2=Matthew |date=2022-02-05 |title=New town with thousands of homes planned next to East Midlands Airport |url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/new-town-thousands-homes-planned-6608606 |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=Derbyshire Live |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}} The proposals were included in a public consultation for a Local Plan review in February and March 2024.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=March 2024 |title=New Local Plan: Draft Local Plan public consultation |url=https://www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/local_plan_review |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=North West Leicestershire District Council |language=en-GB}} Consultation documents stated that the {{Convert|781|acre|adj=on}}{{Cite news |date=2024-01-23 |title=New 4,500-home town could be built near East Midlands Airport |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-68061728 |access-date=2024-06-23 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}} site had potential for 4,500 homes, and that the development could take more than 20 years to complete, with up to 1,900 homes built by 2040.{{Cite web |date=February 2024 |title=Local Plan Consultation: A new settlement near East Midlands Airport |url=https://www.nwleics.gov.uk/files/documents/exhibition_panels_for_the_new_settlement_and_land_south_of_east_midlands_airport/New%20settlement%20%26%20Land%20south%20of%20the%20Airport.pdf |access-date=23 June 2024 |website=North West Leicestershire District Council}}
The development is a response to population growth; the district council predicted that creation of 686 new homes per year would be required across its area between 2024 and 2040.{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=Hannah |date=2024-01-22 |title=District must build more than 600 homes a year with new town plan |url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/leicestershire-build-homes-new-plan-9045684 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Leicestershire Live |language=en}}
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Category:North West Leicestershire District
Category:Populated places established in 2022
Category:Planned communities in England
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